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Carnival of Souls (1962)
An undiscovered gem
This is one of the best horror films I have ever seen. It's such a shame that so few people have heard of 'COS', and it is next to impossible to find a copy of this film on video (luckily I found one). It's extremely atmospheric, spooky, and depressing. 'COS' pulls you in, and doesn't let go until the credits roll. After that you begin to think about what you just saw, and then you try to understand the other worldly happenings you just witnessed. If you can find a copy of it, rent it or buy it.
The Night Flier (1997)
One awful film
The 'Night Flier' was horrible, just flat out bad. It had no 'pulse', and when it began to show faint signs of life, it 'died'. Miguel Ferrer was unbearable to watch as the lead in the film. He was so nasty and mean, I do not see how anyone could feel any remorse for his character at the end of the film. He was a total jerk. He was annoyingly bad. The scene at the end of the film that ripped off George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" showed promise, but failed to deliver. The vampire was one of the stupidest looking creatures I have ever seen. A giant rubber head, come on. It's hands looked like they were purchased at K-Mart, and the cape looked like it was purchased from Wal-Mart. And the film failed to answer many questions about the vampire. The producers seemed to have expected that whoever watched it already knew everything there was to know about the vampire. The one thing I still cannot figure out about this film is (other than who want to fund this movie) how in the wide world of lousy horror did not one person escape from the airport slaughter that takes place in the film (of course you do not get to see it happen). Come on, at least one person could get away, but not a one. That vampire killed about 50 people. I thought the blood of one person would be enough to satisfy a vampire, but not this one. It had to have a lot of blood. When you finally see the airport carnage, the shock factor was weak. But oh well, the movie was lame. As for all these people that thought this film was good, I just cannot figure it out. If you want to see a good horror film, you should not watch this or 'Scream', or any trendy prep-filled sorry excuses for a horror film. You should check out the original 1968 "Night of the Living Dead", "Dawn of the Dead", "Carnival of Souls", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Evil Dead" (1 and 2).
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
This film is not part of Romero's ghoul trilogy
I found "Return of the Living Dead" to be a very funny and entertaining film. But there is a huge misconception out there that it was a continuation of George A. Romeros ghoul trilogy (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn and Day of the Dead). It was in no way a continuation of that series. In fact, George A. Romero sued "Returns" makers for plagarizing lines from Night and Dawn. Also, Romero would probaly not have a spoof of his ghoul films released the same year as "Day of the Dead". And If it is part of the series, which it is not, Romero would have had his name on it somewhere. It was just trying to cash in. But I still thought it was a cool movie.